Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 - Athens - Event Highlights

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Gary Hunt repeats his Greece victory of 2009
It was Englishman Gary Hunt who left his personal mark on Greek soil by winning the third stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 in Athens on Sunday afternoon. Lake Vouliagmeni was the venue where the 26-year-old took his first season victory and repeated his win in the 2009 final. With a whiff of the Olympic spirit omnipresent, Czech Michal Navratil made the extra step to the podium and finished third in front of more than 9,000 enthusiastic spectators and Artem Silchenko completed the top spots in position two. The midway stop of the 2011 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series will take place in La Rochelle, France, on June 18, 2011.

How does Olympic Diving compare to High Diving
Listening to their individual stories, the first steps were very similar: No matter how high your ambition and talent takes you in the future, it all starts at the side of the pool. Stopovers on various heights are part of the way up for both, but as soon as it comes to the definition of ‘top’, opinions start to differ. The appreciation of each other, though, is as high as it can get. Ahead of the 3rd stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Se...

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 - Athens - Comparison of Olympic and High Diving

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DUQUE DECIDES HEAVYWEIGHT BATTLE
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The navel of the world – that’s what Rapa Nui is for its inhabitants and that’s what the remote island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean was for the world elite of high diving this weekend. The kick-off competition of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 was affected by the Tsunami warning but blessed by the Manu Tara’s – the lucky bird’s – presence and watched by an eager audien...

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 - Rapa Nui: The Event

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TUNNEL VISION
The importance of reference points when diving from 27 metres
Ever looked from bright sunshine into a cave? Or walked into one from clear daylight? Darkness. That is all you see. A black hole, nothing else. The human eye takes several minutes to adjust to the change in light. Without any points of reference you would need to a rope to find your way. However, what if you are travelling at 85kph and only have three seconds to make it through this dark tunnel safely? And, if you...

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 – Yucatan - Tunnel Vision

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The ‘Grande Nation’ is eagerly waiting for its high diving hero’s first podium finish: Cyrille Oumedjkane has proven his claim for the top 3 this season. Will his countrymen’s support help him to step on the podium?
It will be a special stop for the Frenchman but likewise for his competitors as well as the set-up crew: The venue provides the World Series’ highest take-off point and the water-tide offers a limited time frame for the competition. Additionally, the platform construction must n...

A MEXICAN DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CLIFF DIVER
The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series gets into the rhythm for the second stop in Mexico
Coming to Mexico means a change of pace. The day begins relaxed and the Latin American spirit and love for life builds up hourly before it peaks as the air cools down again late in the evening. This rhythm applies perfectly to the high diving elite who have come to the Yucatán Peninsula for the second competition of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series this...

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 - Yucatan - The Mexican Way of Dive

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GARY HUNT: OUT OF THIS WORLD 2nd victory for the Briton in Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2010 in Yucatán His personal perception of cliff diving is "out of this world" and Gary Hunt's performance these days can also be described as not of this world: the 25-year-old's innovative style and creativity culminated in the second consecutive win at Sunday's competition of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2010 in Yucatán, Mexico. The exotic surrounding of Cenote Ik Kil was the perfect ven...